284 Social Studies Quarter 2 Projects

TASK
Using a full size white poster board, you will present your historical person and compare him/her to another historical person of the same theme. Basically, if your person is a sports figure, you would choose another sports figure to compare. EX: Jackie Robinson and
Babe Ruth. Your poster should include the following:
Theme
· State the common theme between the two people
EX: Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth both changed the way baseball was played
Facts
· 5 main facts for your chosen person
· 5 main facts for the comparative person
· Statement why your person was the best (THEME)
EX: Jackie Robinson was the most influential baseball player because he changed the way people viewed minorities
Visuals
· 1 main bio picture, 4 supporting pictures representing your chosen person
· 1 main picture, 4 supporting pictures representing the comparative person
Creativity
· Using colors, pictures, font size, font size, layout, and overall design, show that your chosen person best represents the theme.

Due Date
· PROJECT IS DUE THURSDAY, JANUARY 27TH

deVaca 6th Grade Boys

Reminder - No students may participate in afterschool programs if they have not handed in an immunization form.

ELA Test for 284 Wednesday December 22nd 2010

The test will be covering Expository Essay Structure, Informal Outline, The Five Elements of a Story, Authors Purpose Notes, and "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.

Flowcabulary - The Five Things

Click Here for the link to the hip-hop song about the Five Elements of a Short Story by Flowcabulary called "The Five Things" This page has a sample of the song that you can listen to and you can read the lyrics.

Social Studies Unit 8 Test Wednesday December 21, 2010

To review for the Unit 8 test define the following terms:

Panama Canal

Alliances

Nationalism

Isolationalsim

Zimmerman Note

Treaty of Versailles

Militarism

Imperialism

Sinking of the Lusitania

Assassanation of Franz Ferdinand

Role of Woman during WWI

Wilsons Fourteen Points

Washingtons Farewell Address

The Most Dangerous Game

ELA Students in 284 and 283 - Click Here to read the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell.

Click Here for the Google Books link to "The Most Dangerous Game." This is the one we were using in class. You will need to keep scrolling down many pages past the cover to read.

For Extra Credit please call the reading assignments phone number (347) 450-2379 and read a section of "The Most Dangerous Game" for five minutes or more.

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Leave Voice Message Assignments

Voice message reading assignments can be completed by calling (347) 450-2379
Each message can be a max of 3 minutes long. You may call back and leave additional messages for extra credit.